People are my passion. In 2009 I began exploring photography as a creative outlet. What I learned is it brought me closer to people as individuals, and allowed me to portray them in situations, concepts, and stories that felt larger than life.

Specifically what I specialize in is Creative Portrait Artwork. Using my favorite tool, light, and pairing it with other fun stuff like intense colors, fashion inspired flare. smoke machines, glitter, vintage cameras, laser pointers, or random pieces of furniture. I create unique artistic portraits that make the subject feel larger than life.

I find my inspiration in long drives, abstract artwork, stories of tragedy, sleeping next to my wife, my best friend's children, the idea that "too much" is actually "just right", unbelievable tales, Eric Clapton, Jack White, intense colors, dramatic skies, and that place just between awake and asleep.

As a person I am very kind, confident, content, genuine, funny, INTENSE, and ready to talk. I am very happily married, devout about my faith, and obsessed with the camera's relationship with light. I love Eric Clapton, guitar solos, and almost anything that is over the top. And I respect honesty, passion, and love.

I am currently located in the Central Valley of California. I create Portrait Artwork on a commission basis. If you would like to set up a commission please contact me by email at adam@adamallenphotography.com and we will make an appointment for a consultation.

Thank you for visiting, I hope you are able to express your heart in someway today.

God Bless You,
-Adam Allen

Category Archives: Journal/Thoughts

I’m very excited to announce that Sarah and I are having a baby!!! Sarah and I have been married for 9 years, 6 months, and 22 days as of this posting. And after all this time, we are happy to announce that we are having a real life baby. Sarah is currently 13 weeks, […]

2012 is coming to a close. This year has been a great year of transition for Sarah and I. We moved out of Hanford and into Fresno, we gained back the depth and best friend-hood of our marriage, and I went part time at my other job. It’s been really great to go back and […]

Adam Allen -Thank you Jon! It’s been a good year for us! I hope others are even more fortunate in 2013.

Jon Davis -(Brandywine)

Jon Davis -Oh yeah, congratulations on your moving up in life. It doesn’t seem like it was 2012 when I heard about your move to Fresno. I am super proud of you, Adam, having known you since you were coming up fresh out of high school.

Jon Davis -Every mention of the Shire I keep thinking of LOTRO. Not LOTR, but LOTRO, the MMORPG computer game. I dun ben playin it. I spent way too long in the Shire in LOTRO. When I as a hobbit finally made it to Bree I finally started to build up some momentum.. by then I’d already put like two months into the game, whereas a more serious level-climber would probably get past Bree in a week. I’m doubtful you guys would be interested in LOTRO but if you are, and you end up in there and level up a bit, come meet with me at the seasonal festival (currently the Yule festival). The last 12 or so hours I’ve poured into LOTRO, I was building snowmen, baking pies, acting on stage getting pelted by rotten tomatoes (or throwing rotten tomatoes as an audience), and engaging in a snowball fight, all at the festival. So much fun.

Adam Allen -Thank you Wendy!

Wendy Alana -Solid piece of writing and your work has gotten even more incredible. Proud of you both.

Do you feel like being a photographer is your “destiny” or “who you were born to be”? I’d like to ask you, what if the camera had never been created? What would your destiny be then? Growing up I wanted to learn to play the piano. My parents put me in some very basic […]

Tawny Keierleber -Without a camera and photography, I would not know what to do with myself. I often feel restless when I am not out using my camera. I have ADD, and photography has been the only thing that has held my attention and interest. Photography has opened my eyes and life to so many things and I am thankful for it. Photography is my passion, my therapy, my memories, my inspiration, and my art. I could not imagine a life without photography.